How to Say ‘The dish of the day’ in Italian
Il piatto del giorno
eel PYAHT-toh dehl jor-no
[eel PYAHT-toh dehl jor-no]
💬 Usage Tip: del is di + il merged into one word, meaning "of the". It works the same way with other words: la zuppa del giorno "the soup of the day".
Phrase Breakdown
Il piatto
eel PYAHT-toh
The dish
'Piatto' means plate or dish. Stress PYAT-to and hold the double 't'.
Il piatto è caldo.
The dish is hot.
Words in this phrase
Il
[eel]
the
Masculine singular definite article used before a masculine singular noun.
Nella frase Il tempo personale, Il introduce il concetto di tempo privato.
In the phrase 'Il tempo personale,' 'Il' introduces the concept of private time.
piatto
[PYAHT-toh]
dish
A prepared food course; also means plate.
Questo piatto è delizioso.
This dish is delicious.
del giorno
dehl jor-no
of the day
'Del' is 'di' plus 'il'. 'Gio' sounds like 'jo': JOR-no.
La notizia del giorno.
The news of the day.
Words in this phrase
del
[dehl]
of the
A common contraction meaning 'of the.'
I piatti del giorno sono molto richiesti.
The dishes of the day are very popular.
giorno
[jor-no]
day
A period of twenty-four hours as a unit of time.
Il giorno comincia con la colazione.
The day begins with breakfast.
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